The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-29
NOTICE is HEREBY. Y.GlvEN, THAT

Every person, excepting the Justices Of the
Peace and Aldermen, Notaries Public and per-
sons IN the militia service Of the state, who
sha II hold or shall within two months hsvo held
any oifco or appointment OF prOht or trust un.
der the United states or Of THIS state. and city
| or corporatod district, whether = commissioned
olncor or othorwiic, q subordinate ohcer or
| agent wac IL or shall DO employed under tho
| Legislature, Executive or. judiciary Depart
corporated district, and also, that every mem.
her Of Congress and OF the state Legislature,
and of the select or common council OF any
city, or commissioners Of any Incorporated dis
| trict are BY law Incapable Of holding or exor-
cising at the same time the office or appoint.
| ment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk Of any cleo
tion Of this Commonwealth, and that no In.
| speetor, Judge, or other oihcer OF said elee-
don shall be eligible TO be thsn voted Tor.
| BY the act of Assembly OF July .. 1882. IL is
also made "tho duty OF every 6Iayor, sheriff,
! hIdorma an, Justice OF tho Peace, Constable, OF
every, city, county, township, or dlstiet Win,
in.this Commonwealth, whenever nIa HaiaSu upon
! ned electors thereof, 70 clear any window or
avenue to tho window or avenue to tue place
Of General Election which shai 10 0y,uu'Se s,r,I
prOaohing the same and II shall be the duty
Of every respective Constable Of such ward,
district or township within this CoiEmon"eaith
to be present or by Deputy, at ,ho place OF
holding Elections, in such ward, district or
township. for the purpose oi preserving tho
poaco as Aforesaid"
Also that In the 4th section Of the net Of AS
ana other purposes" approved Aprii ~, iotv'
| II is enacted that tho aforesaid 18th section,
shall not DO construed as TO prevent any min.
tia oiiicer or borough officer from serving "a =
Judge, Inspector or Clerk at any general or
| special election In this Commonwealth.
Gy an Act Of Assembly approved tae 18th
"all elections hereafter hold under the law &
OF this Commonwealth the polls shall DO opon.
cd at seven o'clock .. m. and closed at soven
The inspectors and Judge OF the elections
shall meet at the respective places appointed
for holding the election In the district to which
they respectively belong before seven o'clock In
tho morning. and each Of those Inspectors
shall appcilt one clerk who shall be a lualih.
cd voter oisach district.
The qualified voters OF this county at oil
general, township, borough and special elec-
tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re.
quested to vote by tickets printed or written,
classified as follows One ticket shall embrace
the names of all Judges OF courts voted for q nd
to be labelled outside Judiciary I" one tIck.
ct shall embrace the names nfall state ofti sers
voted for, and be labelled state; : one ticket
shall embrace the name of all county otficers
voted for, including office Of Senator, member
and members Of Assembly, II voted for, and
members of Congress, II voted for, and DO la.
belled "CC unity - one ticket shall embrace the
namo sof all township officers voted for and be
labelled "To vnship :" one ticket shall embrace
tho names of all borough officers voted for and
be labelled "Borough.n and zach class shall be
deposited In separate ballot boxes.
| WHEREAS, Ihe flteenth hmondmont OF tho
Constitution OF the United states is as fol-
| lows:
SECTION 9. The right of citizens Of tho Uni.
ted States 10 vote shall not DO denied or a.
br idged by the United states, or any state, on
accoun. Of race, color, or previous condition
OF seryitude."
SECTION o The Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legisla.
tion.
| AMP WHEREAS, The Congress ofthe United
State', on the 9lst OF March, 1870 passed an
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citizens OF tho United States to vote IN tho sev.
sral States Of this Union, and for other pur.
poses,n the first and second sections ofwhiol
SEcTIoN /. Be 1t enacted by tho Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the United states
Of America in Congress assembled, That, al
citizens OF tho United States, who are, or shall
be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any
election by the people, In any state, Territory
district comfy, ei,y, parish parish township, sceoo
ldivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote
at all such elections, without distinction OF
race, color, or previous condition OF servitude
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or regu
lation OF any state or Territory, or by, or un-
der Its authority, 10 the contrary notwlth
standing.
SECTION Q. And be It further enacted, That
II by or under the authority, of tho Constitu
tion or laws OF any state, or the laws OF any
TERRITORY, any act Is or shall be required to u
ing, and by such constitution or laws, person
or officers are or shall be charged with the per
"A
opportunity to per form such prerequisite or /,
become qualified to vote, IL shall be the duty
OF every such person and officer TO give to al
citizens OF the United states, the same ant
equal opportunity TO perform such prerequi
site and TO become qualified to vote withou
distinction ofrace, color or previous condition
of eervitude and ltnny such person or Officer
shall refuse or knowingly omit TO give full ef
feet to this section, he shall, Tor every such OF
fence, forfeit and pay the sum of ave hundred
dollars to the person aggrieved thereby, to b,
recovered by an action on the case, with full
costs and such allowance for counsel fees al
the court shall deem Just, and shall also, fol
every such offence, be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and shall on conviction thereof b,
fined not loss than hye hundred dollars, or b,
imprisoned not less than one month and no
more than one year, or both, at the discretion
AND WHEREAS, 1t is declared by tho secont
section Of the vi article of the Constitution O
the United States that "This Constitution, an(
the laws OF the United States which shall b.
the supreme law OF the land, anythinl
10 the Constitution or laws of any State to tn
contrary Notwithstanding.
AND WHEREAS, The Legislature OF this Com
monwealth, ON the 9th day OF April, A. u 1870
Ipasssd an act, entitled "a further supplement
to the act relating to elections in this Common
wealth. the tenth section OF which provides a
follows;
''sEoTIoS 10. That so much of every act o
Assembly as provides that only white freemoI
,shall be entitled 10 vote or be registered as va
| ers, or as claiming to vote at any general O
special election OF this Commonwealth, bo an,
the same Is hereby repealed and that here afte
all freeman, without distinction OF color shall b
enrolled aud registered according TO ihe pro
visions OF tho hrst section Of the act approve,
seventeenth April, 1889, entitled "An Act fur
ther supplemental to tho act relating to the elec
lions ofthis Commonwealth" aud when other
W ise qualined under existing laws, bo entitled
TO vote at general and special elections In thi
Commonwealth
Tue said above recited amendment and act
must be executed aud obeyed by all assessors
register of voters, election officers, and others
Ithat the rights and privileges guaranteed there
lby may DO secured to all the citizens OF this Don
!. monwealth entitled to tho same.
BY the 10th section of the act of Assembly O
january 80, 1874, II 10 enacted that as soon a.
the polls shall close, the officers OF election shall
proceed to count oil the votes cast for such can
prdste voted for, and makes full return OF tn,
dime in tripiioate, With return sheet in ad
dindidsts shall be given after his name. frst Il
eaorls and again In hgures, and shall be signe,
wy all Of said officers and certified by overseers
bany, or II not so certified, the oyerseers an,
amy officer rsfusingto to sign or csrtify, or eithe
OF them shall, wiite upon each OF tho returns hi
or their reasons for not signing or esrtifyinl